The prophecy of Haggai, interpreted and applied in sundry sermonsThe prophesie of Haggai, interpreted and applyed in sundry sermons

Secondly, it follows that from the first similitude, part 13. we observe that by the outward service of God they are not sanctified that have not religious and believing harts, which being ¹here by their similitude shadowed forth, is in other places of Scripture plainer set down according to that with August hath. lib. 2. de doct. christiana, where he saith that nothing is taught obscurely in one place of the scripture which is not in another more plainly expounded, and for this doctrine, it is plain: as first by that of Samuel unto Saul, 1 Sam 15. 22. Doth the Lord more delight in burnt offerings, than when the voice of the Lord is obeyed; behold to obey is better then sacrifice, &c. Isay goeth farther, cap. 1. bringing in the Lord as accounting all their offerings no better then abominable, what have I to do with the multitude of your oblations, &c. incense is an abomination unto me, but his meaning is the same that Samuel's was, that God did regard more their obedience, the washing of their hands and cleansing their hearts from sin, their ceasing to do evil, &c. then all those oblations without these, Hosea. 6. 6. the place which our Saviour allegeth, Matth. 9. 12. I desire mercies and not sacrifice: his meaning is by way of comparison: not sacrifice in respect of mercy, (as the latter words added show) and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings, such knowledge namely as, 1 John 2. speaketh of, which is joined with love, when he saith hereby we know that we know him, if we love him and keep his commandments, as he indeed will that doth know God as our Saviour, ⟨p. 148⟩no marvel therefore if the Jews disobeying God in what He commanded touching the building of the Temple, though they were very ready and forward in their sacrifice, as we may read. Ez••. 3. yet were not hereby sanctified. &c. By their disobedience, they and their sacrifices were defiled as hereafter we shall God willing hear from the second type, first the outward service of God doth not sanctify any in whom there is not a believing and obedient heart, our Saviour Christ by his coming hath (as before was foretold he should,